It’s good to see people appreciating theatre: Kulbhushan Kharbanda
September 20th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IANS) Veteran actor Kulbhushan Kharbanda, who returned to theatre after a hiatus of 20 years, has expressed happiness over the growing popularity of theatre."It is good to ... Read more...
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Raj blames Bangladeshis for violence, wants Patil out (Roundup)
August 21st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) MNS chief Raj Thackeray Tuesday demanded the resignation of Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil at a mass rally called to denounce the Aug 11 violence ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi infiltrators behind Mumbai violence, says Raj Thackeray (Lead)
August 21st, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Holding Bangladeshi infiltrators responsible for the Aug 11 violence in Mumbai, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Tuesday warned that such incidents would not be ... Read more...
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My husband liked my ethnic look in item number: Chitrangada
July 31st, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Chitrangada Singh, a powerful performer, is lured by item song - she will be seen jiving to "Kafirana" in forthcoming film "Joker". The best thing ... Read more...
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Defiant MNS asks Mumbai residents not to pay toll tax
July 29th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Defying Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's threat of action, the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Sunday called upon the people of Mumbai not to pay ... Read more...
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Freedom fighter Jawaharlal Darda’s widow dead
July 19th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, July 19 (IANS) Matoshri Veenadevi Darda, widow of the late freedom fighter Jawaharlal Darda, died here Thursday after prolonged illness, family sources said.She was 85 and is survived by ... Read more...
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Name PM candidate now, Sena tells NDA
June 19th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Hours after announcing its support for UPA presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee, the Shiv Sena Tuesday demanded that the NDA should declare its prime ministerial candidate ... Read more...
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Suraj Jagan sings first Gujrati rock song (With Image)
June 14th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Singer Suraj Jagan, known for giving hit songs like "Give me some sunshine", "Sadka kiya" and "Aafaton ke parinde", has sung the first ever Gujarati ... Read more...
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IGNOU’s preparatory course for students desiring higher education
June 14th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started the admission process for a preparatory course for those aspiring to pursue higher education but who ... Read more...
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34 private Mumbai schools declared illegal
June 13th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Wednesday declared 34 private Mumbai primary schools as illegal, an official said.Following an inspection, the schools were found to be without any ... Read more...
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Parrikar backs regional languages in Goa schools
June 6th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 6 (IANS) Defending his newly-proposed policy on medium of instruction (MoI), Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Wednesday said he would strongly back regional languages like Marathi and Konkani, as ... Read more...
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Attacks on scribes: Press council team visits Mumbai
April 24th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) A three-member team of the Press Council of India, which arrived here Monday on a two-day visit to assess problems faced by mediapersons and attacks on ... Read more...
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Court notice to government over Assamese film
April 18th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the government and chairperson of the 59th National Film Awards on a plea seeking quashing the ... Read more...
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New US envoy to India says hello in 10 languages
April 18th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 18 (IANS) Nancy Powell, who will be the first female American ambassador to India, arrives in New Delhi this week with an intimate video message of greetings subtitled ... Read more...
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STAR News would be ABP News soon
April 16th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The 24-hour news channel STAR News will soon be renamed ABP (Ananda Bazar Patrika) News, Media Content and Communications Services (MCCS) announced Monday.MCCS is a ... Read more...
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Hazare’s movement showcased in photo-exhibition
April 8th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) Social crusader Anna Hazare travelled from his native village Ralegan-Siddhi Mumbai for inaugurating an exhibition of photographs taken by the driver of a TV OB ... Read more...
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Not being egoistic in suggesting character change: Anupam
April 2nd, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Actor Anupam Kher, who came up with the idea of making his character blind in "Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein", says he was not trying to ... Read more...
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State to sell ‘Maharashtra Tourism’ brand aggressively
March 26th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) The ruling Democratic Front government plans to sell 'Maharashtra Tourism' as a brand by executing several major tourism projects costing Rs.228 crore, Deputy Chief Minister and ... Read more...
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Not making heroes out of gangsters: John Abraham
March 19th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) John Abraham, who will be seen as gangster Manya Surve in "Shootout at Wadala", defends the glamour quotient attached to underworld-based movies, saying they are ... Read more...
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RGV’s 26/11 movie goes on floors
March 16th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's most ambitious film on 26/11 Mumbai attacks finally goes on floors Friday and it will be shot in four different languages ... Read more...
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Music director Ravi dead
March 8th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Renowned music director of yesteryear, Ravi Shankar Sharma, popularly called as 'Ravi' passed away here late Wednesday night, according to family sources.He was 86 and had ... Read more...
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Anupam’s Marathi debut a tribute to the blind
March 2nd, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Essaying the role of a visually challenged person in his Marathi debut "Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein" wasn't easy for Anupam Kher, but the veteran actor ... Read more...
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Elections will see communal parties losing relevance: Chavan
February 16th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) A few hours before the voting begins in polls for Mumbai and nine other civic bodies, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday said that the ... Read more...
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Top Bollywood music arranger Anil Mohile dead
February 1st, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Renowned music arranger Anil Mohile passed away at his Mumbai residence Wednesday morning, a family friend said. He was 71.He is survived by his wife, ... Read more...
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Is ‘Blue Mountain’ a throwback to Lata-Vani Jayaram saga?
January 11th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 11 (IANS) Director Suman Ganguli is all set to shoot Gracy Singh-starrer "Blue Mountain", which is reportedly inspired by singer Vani Jayaram who once alleged that none other ... Read more...
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NGO demands ‘cover up’ for Shiv vada-paav stalls
January 10th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) A Mumbai NGO wants all Shiv vada-paav stalls in Mumbai, Thane and other parts of Maharashtra to go under cover like the statues of Mayawati and ... Read more...
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Peeved Dalit leader quits Maharashtra opposition alliance
January 5th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Dalit leader and litterateur Namdeo Dhasal Thursday announced he was disassociating from the "grand alliance" of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and his ... Read more...
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Chavan meets Sonia on Ambedkar memorial, Belgaum
December 30th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS) An all-party delegation led by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Friday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi demanding Belgaum be declared a union territory ... Read more...
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Hazare set for Mumbai fast, Delhi protest (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 26 (IANS) Accusing the government of insincerity vis-a-vis the Lokpal, Anna Hazare declared Monday that he was all set to launch a three-day hunger strike from ... Read more...
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Friends, fans mourn death of ‘revolutionary’ Dubey
December 25th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) A controversial figure, one of the founders of contemporary Indian theatre, vibrant, extremely talented, revolutionary in his approach -- that's how friends and fans remembered ... Read more...
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Move over ‘Sheila’, ‘Chikni chameli’ is here
December 24th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Katrina Kaif can move, and how! The Britain-born actress might have taken time in perfecting her Hindi accent, but Bollywood's latka-jhatkas is something she ... Read more...
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Uddhav Thackeray meets president on row over Belgaum
December 20th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil and demanded that the Marathi-speaking areas of Belgaum and surroundings in Karnataka be declared a ... Read more...
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Declare Belgaum union territory, demands Maharashtra
December 16th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 16 (IANS) Adding a new dimension to the ongoing Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute, the Maharashtra assembly Friday urged the central government to declare Karnataka's Belgaum as a union ... Read more...
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Was waiting to do children’s film: Raveena (Movie Snippets)
December 5th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Actress Raveena Tandon, who is making a full-fledged comeback with the bilingual project "Gin Liya Aasmaan", says she had been waiting to work in ... Read more...
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Raveena brushes up Marathi for ‘Gin Liya Aasman’
November 30th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Actress Raveena Tandon is busy brushing up her Marathi for a bilingual film, "Gin Liya Aasman", in which she plays mother to a six-year-old ... Read more...
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